Meet Boston Corbett, The Man Who Took Credit For Shooting John Wilkes Booth
After John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, Union soldier Thomas "Boston" Corbett was sent to Virginia with orders to capture Booth alive. He shot and killed him instead.
By Morgan Dunn
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Nov 4, 2020
Meet Boston Corbett, The Man Who Took Credit For Shooting John Wilkes Booth
After John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, Union soldier Thomas "Boston" Corbett was sent to Virginia with orders to capture Booth alive. He shot and killed him instead.
By Morgan Dunn
•
November 4, 2020